Tungiasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Tungiasis, or a subtype of Tungiasis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Tungiasis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Complications of Tungiasis:
see complications of Tungiasis
Symptoms of Tungiasis: see symptoms of Tungiasis
Complications of Tungiasis: see complications of Tungiasis
Treatments for Tungiasis:
see treatments for Tungiasis
Main name of condition: Tungiasis
Other names or spellings for Tungiasis:Tunga penetrans, T penetrans, Sarcopsylla penetrans, S penetrans, Chigger flea
Jiggers, Niguiasis, Sand flea, Tunga penetrans
Source - Diseases Database
Chigger flea, S penetrans, Sarcopsylla penetrans, T penetrans, Tunga penetrans
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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